Attempted Grapple Destruction

[SPYDERLK]

Try ramming a tree on the outside tine while going about 5 mph. I accidentally did this and it bent my grapple. How much are you paying for that job opportunity? I'd probably do that for 75 cents an hour.

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Another reason for a narrow grapple.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Revisiting the background story of the video, in case anyone missed it...........

We told a local customer that he could take delivery of this grapple in 3 weeks after product testing, but he started calling us every day wanting it sooner. Finally, we just let him have it, intending to make another for testing.
Since he was local, we knew we could fix any problems that may arise. The customer installed it on his tractor, and bent a cylinder in less than 10 minutes.

We were expecting to see abuse, but the grapple had no signs of even being used. We installed a new cylinder and hooked it to our new L6060 Kubota.
The customer came along with us to some property located a few blocks away from work to unleash the fury and see if the cylinder or grapple would fail.

The customer returned home with his grapple, satisfied that it must have been a bad cylinder.....but......he bent another in less than 10 minutes. We then figured out that the aux. valve installed by his dealer was plumbed wrong.
The pressure line from the pump was going straight to the aux. valve with no relief, resulting in tremendous, infinite pressure until something breaks... pump, line, valve, cylinders. It should have been plumbed to the power beyond, which has pressure relief built in via the loader valve. His dealer is coming out today to re-plumb the valve correctly.

Fast forward to this morning..........

I just talked to the customer. His dealer came out, determined that the AUX 3rd function valve was plumbed to the PRESSURE line instead of the POWER BEYOND, fixed it and now it is working PROPERLY!!!!

I told him thank you for letting us use your grapple for testing and GRAPPLE ON!!! :thumbsup:

This is all I have to say about that:

 

[EverythingAttachments]

To EA's credit, their original, lighter wicked root grapple has held up just fine on my NX!

Coincidentally, the grapple in the video will be forever perched on the front of a NX6010 Cab. :thumbsup:

 

[4570Man]

I was referring to the vibratory case cleaner and case media separation device

Actually I don't like Dillon. I bought a load of reloading equipment at an estate sale for $50. I sold some of for more than $50, so in my book the tumbler was free. The media separator is a midway. :smile:

 

[houser52]

Actually I don't like Dillon.

Whaaaat? :shocked:

 

[MNBobcat]

You call that testing? That's average use for my grapple!

 

[WoodChuckDad]

At what size tractor would you recommend a heavier grapple?

 

[CCWKen]

Here it is if you haven't found it yet. https://youtu.be/_wle8iv4VhA

Thank you and Yikes! It says a lot about Kubota equipment too. Most others would have broken in half or pulled the FEL off. That grappler is a monster.

 

[SPYDERLK]

You call that testing? That's average use for my grapple!

Do you have a tractor?

 

[EverythingAttachments]

At what size tractor would you recommend a heavier grapple?

The 73" Wicked Grapple in the video is extremely good for tractors up to around 75HP.
We also offer a 55" Model, which is just as strong.

We also have it's heavier sibling, but haven't priced or made a video for it yet. :thumbsup:
Travis

Pics of the heavier one: